Posted on 10/22/2025 10:26:30 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has urged President Donald Trump to reconsider a newly imposed $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, warning that the policy could harm American innovation and competitiveness.
In a letter sent to the White House and the Department of Commerce on October 21, seven members of Congress, including both Democrats and Republicans, expressed concern that the fee would disproportionately affect early-stage employers and small companies, particularly those that have not yet become profitable.
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The letter sent to the President was signed by Representatives Sam Liccardo of California, Jay Obernolte of California, Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia, and Greg Stanton of Arizona.
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The lawmakers also warn that if U.S. companies cannot access the required talent, many highly skilled workers may return to countries such as India, China, Israel, or Europe to launch companies that compete directly against U.S. firms.
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Why would existing H1B visa holders who are grandfathered into the pre 100K fee era wish to leave the country ?
What about highly skilled American workers?
Where do THEY go?
“… seven members of Congress, including both Democrats and Republicans…”
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Wow….THAT MANY! /sarc
Of course, one is too many IMHO.
And yet the first three words in the article? "A bipartisan group"
Dear Rhinos:
AMERICA First!
Not Your Wealth Donors First...
Stalking horses.
Traitorous whores.
“...The lawmakers also warn that if U.S. companies cannot access the required talent, many highly skilled workers may return to countries such as India, China, Israel, or Europe to launch companies that compete directly against U.S. firms...”
So what these “lawmakers” are saying is that the United States does NOT have highly skilled workers....
Why aren't they doing that already?
Ditto
They all need to GTFO and make way for American tech workers.
100k one time fee isn’t even nearly enough
If anything make it an annual fee and It they are worried about small businesses they should double the fee for large companies too
Rino quislings.
It’s bad enough to have democrats hold a press conference stating they will violate federal law by trying to intimidate and impede ICE officers, now we have these backstabbers.
Europe is a country? 🤔
“could harm American innovation and competitiveness.“
Where would we be without a dozen social media platforms doing everything they can to capture our attention, log our every move, and create algorithms to sell personalized crap we don’t need. Or new blood tests which could tell we might have 1 of 50 possible cancers. $100,000 sounds cheap.
How many H-1Bs vote for ANY Republican?
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